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你听说过这个吗?“没有语法,几乎无法表达,但没有词汇,什么都无法表达”(Without grammar, very little can be conveyed but without vocabulary, nothing can be conveyed)。
1972年,一位名叫大卫·威尔金斯(David Wilkins)的英国著名语言学家说了这句话。这基本上意味着我们需要语法和词汇来进行交流。
但是单词比语法更有意义。因此,拥有广泛的词汇量确实会让你更有效地表达自己。
在写作或交谈时,让对方容易理解是我们的首要目标。但在更高的层面上,我们希望它看起来和听起来更令人印象深刻。通过这种方式,通常会使用复杂的词汇来显得印象深刻。
使用常用词可能看起来没意思,因此,可能根本不值一提。那么,有什么高级的单词或短语可以在写作或交谈中给人留下印象呢?下面列出了一些普通句子及其高级对应句,其中N是常规表达,A是高级表达:
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Don’t disturb me. I’m having a meal.
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I skipped lunch, and I’m starving.
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I’m swamped with work at the moment.
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I nodded off several times in class today and had to apologize to my professor.
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Our son has become a real couch potato this summer.
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Can’t you see? I’m so into you.
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My grandmother’s 89, but she’s as fit as a fiddle.
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I’ve been working all night, and I’m worn out.
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Annie, hit me up if you’re reading this.
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Whenever I’m up there, I always drop in.
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十二、stop faffing around 不要乱来
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I told him to stop faffing around and wash the dishes.
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Has he decided whether he will take the job yet?
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No, he’s still on the fence.
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When he sent me flowers and a note, I was over the moon.
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十五、keep sth under wraps 保密
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They tried to keep the report under wraps.
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